Timpson Weekly Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, January 30, 1959 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 74
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Weekly Times
T1MPSON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 80, 1959
NO. 6
MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE
PLATES FOR 1959 GO ON
SALE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Texas auto license plates for
1959 will go sale Monday, Feb.
2, Tax Assessor-Collector Ellis
D. Wilburn, told the Times
this week.
Mr. Wilburn said car owners
will need the title to their car
and their 1958 car license i
ceipt.
License plates must be at-
tached to vehicles by midnight
April 1, Mr, Wilburn said.
Tag shipments received re-
cently included 5890 for pas-
senger cars; 1290 for trucks;
€95 trailers, etc.; 1800 farm
trucks.
Passenger car plates begin
t No. TS-6325, and run to
4-9999. Also TT-10 to
'-1224.
Truck numbers begin at ST-
10 to ST-9999. Also SV-10
8V-9999.
Farm trucks begin at No.
£-5875 and go to 5X-7674.
In addition 695 tags for trail-
>, dealers, and motor cycles
ve been received.
Total number of plates sold
. Shelby county during 1958
as 9147.
Austin, Tex.—New license
latee for 1959 will go on sale
l all county courthouses Feb-
j ary 2, State Highway Engi-
<eer D. C. Greer announced to-
lector in your home county.
Penalty for improper registra-
tion of a vehicle can be as
mnch as '8200. Don’t risk an il-
legal registration. Remember,
too, that a portion of all regis-
tration fees stays in your home
county to benefit your local
community.
Sa ving* Bonds Sales
Total $264,804 During
1958 In Shelby County
Jack Motley, chairman of
the SBielby County Savings
Bonds Committee, announced
that 1968 sales in this county
touted 8264,804 which equal-
ed 91.9% of the 1968 goal.
December sales were 818,773.
"December sales in Texas
were 15% greater than Decem-
ber 1967. ToUl state sales for
the year were $171,851,685 or
98.2% of the year's goaL Sales
in the nation last year were
$4,689 million. While sales in-
creased 4% last year, redemp-
tions of matured and unmatur-
ed bonds decreased 11%,"
Mr. Motley continued.
"The U. S. Treasury Depart-
ment is grateful to those who
gave so much of their time and
effort in promoting the sale of
bonds. Bankers who sell Bonds
JANUARY 31 DEADLINE—
POLL TU SUM
UP iS HIM HEIRS
With the deadline for pay-
ment of poll taxes due for Jan-
uary 31, there has been a de-
cided pickup in sales, accord-
ing to inf carnation from the
county tax' assessor-collector’s
office.
Up to Monday noon of this
week only 970 has qualified to
vote, which indicates a rush
for the last few days.
While this is considered an
’’off-year” still the voter will
get more than his dollar and
seventy-five cents in value, be-
cause a year hardly ever passes
without the necessity of ex-
pressions at the ballot box.
jty: TU will be thT re-,“ ‘
verse of 1968’s, and will have
black letters and numerals on
a white background.
Greer stated that four and
one-half million motor vehicle
registrations were bought by
Texans in 1958. “Don’t be at
he end of that long line. Get
our vehicle registered early,”
ireer urged. "The registration
leadline is April 1, but we
ope car and truck owners will
ut on the new plates as soon
s possible.”
Greer stressed the impor-
of registering all auto-
toihers and nation, advertising
media' who donate advertising,
volunteers who are active on
the local committees and hun-
dreds of others make this great
thrift program possible,1
Chairman Motley concluded.
Methodist Men Will
Meet Thursday Night
The regular monthly meet-
ing of Methodist men will be
held Thursday night at the lo-
cal Methodist church. Program
begins at 7:30 o’clock with
dinner being served in the n
lobiles and trucks in the home j reational room.
iunty of the vehicle owner. I Ed Taylor, president of the
‘Take your certificate of organization, states that an in-
le and yoor last year’s regis- teresting program is to follow
ation receipt to the tax col- the dinner.
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Comfortable,
Safe Driving
Balky engine driving you wild?
Don’t try to tinker with the trouble
yourself. Bring your car to us for ex-
pert mechanical diagnosis and repair.
Our men can save you money in the
long.
Bring your car to us for expert
service.
Shelby Motor Co.
TaJKSOlfSDM
OWN PRY III VOTE
Austin, jjan. 26.—Lawmak-
ers solved their own financial
problems today, appropriating
$2,309,000 to pay their own
salaries and the costs of the
56th Texas Legislature.
The money will be diverted
from two special funds into the
general fund to pay costs of
legislative operations. The leg-
islators have worked without
pay or expense money since the
session convened two weeks
ago.
House members approved
the transfer by a 181-18 vote
only minutes after the Upper
Chamber gave unanimous 30-0
approval of the plan. -
The appropriation calls for
a $1,500,000 dip into the Cig-
aret Tax Fund for state hospi-
tal buildings, and $800,000
from the Operators and Chauf-
feurs’ License Fund of the De-
partment of Public Safety.
Lt. Gov. Ben Ramsey today
named key Senate committees,
a move that opens the way for
Senators to begin introducing
bills from the floor when the
Upper Chamber convenes.
A flood of Senate proposals
was expected. House members
began filing bills for introduc-
tion with the chief clerk last
week.
House Speaker Waggoner
Carr said he would announce
new House committees Wed-
nesday.
Foremost among proposed
legislation will be ways to
raise upwards of some $200,-
000,000 to retire the current
state deficit and finance state
services during the next two
years.
Market For Tomatoes
If Sufficient Acreage
Phone CL 4-2363
Timpson, Texas
Final Rites For Mrs.
J. O. McDowell Held
Here Monday Afternoon
Mrs. J. O. McDowell, for-
merly of this city, succumbed
in a Beaumont hospital Sunday
at 8 p. m.
The funeral service was held
in Timpeon at the Methodist
church Monday afternoon at 4
o’clock, with the pastor, Rev.
James Bauman, officiating.
Burial was in Woodlawn ceme-
tery under direction of Man-
gum Funeral Home of Center.
Pallbearers were: J. D. Hairs-
ton, E. H. Hebert and Bobin
Hooper of Timpson, and Jack
Motley, H. M. Runnels and Bob
Pinkston of Center.
Mrs. McDowell was a resi-
dent of Timpson for a tong
number of years, and was an
active and devoted member of
the Methodist church, seldom
missing a service as long as her
health would permit.
Survivors include: one son,
- 21, O- M-Ddw?!! of Center,
< 'o.:r grandchildren and. six
z at-rrauciciwidi en.
CBUdTY-WIK MEETING
TO DUS SUMER
DEAL FOR SHELBY
By Joe D. Anderson
All Shelby county farmers
interested in growing eucum
bers in cooperation with the
Dei-Dixl Food Cooperation
are encouraged to attend a
county-wide meeting to be held
Friday, February 6, at 7:90 p.
m. in the county court room in
Center to discuss the program.
Grady Metteauer, general
manager of Del-Dixi, will bo
on hand to discuss all new
phases of the 19B9 program.
Shelby county farmers plan-
ning to grow cucumbers are en-
couraged to take their soli
samples now.
There are two ways to deter-
mine what kind and amount of
fertilizer to use on your land.
One way is to gueew—the other
is to take a soil sample. The
soil sample will toll you how
much and what kind of ferti-
lizer to add few top yields.
Come by your county agent’s
office for further information
on taking a soil sample, or call
LY 8-3228, Center.
Make plans now to attend
the county-wide meeting on
cucumber production Friday,
February 6, at 7:30 p. m. in
the county court room.
Margaret Witherspoon
Named 1959 Betty
Crocker Homemaker
In Timpeon High School
Margaret Witherspoon has
been named 1959 Betty Crock-
er Homemaker of Tomorrow at
Timpson High SehooL She is
the daughter of Mrs. Mary
Witherspoon.
She received the highest
score in a 50-minute written
examination on homemaking
knowledge and attitudes tak-
en by graduating senior girls
in her schooL She will receive
homemaking pin manufac-
tured by J oaten’s, which repre-
sents the slogan, "Home is
Where the Heart It.” Her ex-
amination paper will be enter-
ed in competition with ‘hose of
other school winners in the
state to name the state Betty
Crocker Homemaker of To-
morrow.
The test is designed and
judged by Science Beuearch
Associates.
Each state Homemaker of
Tomorrow will receive * $1,-
500 scholarship from General
Mills, an educational trip April
4-10 with her school advisor to
Washington, D. C., colonial
Williamsburg, Va., New Yorjt
City and Minneapolis, and she
will be a candidate for the title
of. All-American Homemaker
of Tomorrow. The school of
each state winner will receive
a set of the Encyclopaedia
Britannica. General Mills win
award a $500 scholarship to
each state runner-up.
HffDATWT SIStDSSU
FDR DOTH
Pint OPERATOR
We have been advised by
the local ASC office that in the
near future each cotton farm
operator will be asked to
choose between a choke "A”
allotment with a support at
,80% of parity, or an increased
allotment and 54% at pari
support” M. E. Borden, Shel-
by county office manager, as
this is a very important de
sion to be made by each farm
operator and should be decided
by not later than March 16,
1969.
He also requested each per-
son which does not thoroughly
understand the 1959 allotment
program to contact the local
office for an explanation.
Any person that faiia to offi-
cially make a choice determi-
nation before the March 16
deadline will automatically be
choice “A” with the smaller
allotment and higher support.
Large Attendance Due
to See The Heart la
a Rebel’ Wednesday
Large attendance is expect-
ed tonight (Wednesday) to
view Evangelist Billy Gra-
ham’s latest motion picture,
"The leart is a Rebel." which
win be shown at the high
school auditorium.
Sponsored by the churches
of Timpeon, showing of the
film is due to begin at 7:80 p.
m. Admission » free.
BATISTA CROWD HAD
$4 MILLION IN SAFE BOXES
Havana.—Relatives and top
aides of ousted ex-President
Folgencio Batista had four mil-
lion dollars worth of cash and
securities squirreled away la
safe deposit boxes here, it was
reported today.
There will be a market la
Timpson again this season for
tomatoes, provided the aensaga
is sufficient to justify loading
operations.
This information has bean
received from the H. Kotrw
Company and B. T. Crawford,
operators In the Tbapsoa mar-
ket for the past several years,
it fa reported by Mrs. R. M.
Coan, secretary of the Cham-
ber of Commerce.
Extent of the deal In this
area fa yet to be determined.
Sales of tomato seed has gotten
off to a slow start, as compar-
ing to information fives this
paper.
DEMAND FOR SEED
Tbs situation appeared en-
couraging early this week
when a check was made with
three concerns selling tomato
seed in Timpson. Locally, seed
fa on sale at Bogard Seed Store,
Buseey’s Drug Store and Cony
A Hudson. Up to Monday af-
ternoon Neuville Bogard stat-
ed that his firm had sold saed
sufficient to plant 96 aerre, and
that the demand fa facreastng.
Report* from the ether two
concerns also convey Informa-
tion that growers have been
purchasing seed.
MT COURT IMS
bust ora sessioi
With County Judge Harold
Robertson, presiding, county
court convened in Center Mon-
day morning for trial of crimi-
nal cases, and the entire docket
was practically cleared in the
one day’s session. One earn
came np for trial, and approxi-
mately fifteen cases were clear-
ed from the docket by pleae of
guilty.
Judge Robertson .-tea that
he probably will call the civil
docket within the next week or
NOTICE
At the request of the Grand
Jury of Shelby County, this of-
fice has been instructed to issue
marriage license only six days
COMPLETE
Banking Service
See ua for all your financial needs,
loans, checking accounts, or safe
deposit boxes.
Deposit your funds regularly and
watch your account grow—bringing
security and readiness for any em-
ergency.
DEPOSITS INSURED.
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